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Last week, we ran a webinar about contractor insolvency. The discussion was wide-ranging, including the (a) warning signs to look out...
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The recent changes to the restrictions on winding-up petitions will have been disappointing to commercial landlords (see our previous...
Activist shareholder, ClientEarth, has sent a letter before action to the board of Shell alleging breaches of the directors’ duties to...
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Loreley Financing (Jersey) No. 30 Limited v Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited & Ors (RFI). [2022] EWCA Civ 1484 is a unanimous...
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On 12 May 2023, the English High Court denied permission to ClientEarth to proceed with a substantive application for permission to...
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The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Deutsche AG v Central Bank of Venezuela [2023] EWCA Civ 742 provides a timely reminder of the...
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On Thursday 9 November, Macfarlanes hosted a webinar which focused on the role of directors and in particular navigating those stresses...
On 13 December 2023, the English High Court denied ClientEarth’s renewed application for permission to bring a judicial review...
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In Nasir (Appellant) v Zavarco plc (Respondent) [2025] UKSC 5, the Supreme Court clarified that the doctrine of merger does not extend to...
In Dexia v Trentino1, the High Court unequivocally upheld a bespoke exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of the English court in an...
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The government has once again suspended wrongful trading, this time until 30 April 2021. The government had previously suspended wrongful...
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Lockdown and social distancing restrictions in the UK and elsewhere have made it significantly more difficult for businesses to execute...